Improvement in portable fences



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UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY NICHOLS AND BUE l?. NICHOLS, OF NORTHFIELD, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN Pom-ABLE FENcEs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 143,372, datedSeptember 30, 1873; application led June 27, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

.. Be it known that we, H. W. and R. l?. NICE- vention consists in theconstruction and arrangement of the devices whereby the panels aresupported and held in their proper positions, as will be hereinaftermore fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our inventionappertains to make and use the same, we will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, inwhich--- Figure 1 is a front view, showing two panels of fence inposition. Fig. 2 is an end view of one panel. Fig. 3 shows the variousmetal posts used.

A A represent fence panels constructed :in any suitable manner, eitherof horizontalboards or of vertical boards or palings, each panel beingcomplete by itself, and separate and independent from the rest. Thesepanels are put up and held in position by the following means: AT-shaped metal post, B, having the end of its long arm pointed, as shownin Fig. 3, is driven into the ground. In each of the short arms of thepost B is a hole, into which is hooked ahoolr, a, projecting downwardfrom the lower end of the end post or bar of the panel. A suitabledistance from the upper ends of said end bars of the panels a pin orrod, b, is passed through the two adjoining bars. This rod or bar passesalso through the upper ends of two braces, O G, which are placed betweenthe panels and extend one on each side of the fence. .ZBy means of thesebraces the two panels are raised up as high as the hooks a a willpermit, after which the braces are let into the ground, or otherwisefastened to the same. This mode will also admitof the fence being placedand held in proper position, even on very hilly ground. At corners ofthe fence no braces are used, but the panels are hooked into a post, B1,being substantially the same as the post B, with the exception that thetwo short arms are of unequal length, and the longest of the two bent atright angles, as also shown in Fig. 3. The upper ends of the twoadjoining panels at the corner are firmly united by the rod or pin b,and in addition thereto the panels may be nailed together, if sodesired. In the center of each panel an additional brace, D, may beused. The lower end of such brace should then be provided with hooks a cto hook in a T-shaped post, B, driven into the ground; or it may bepivoted between ears formed at the upper end of a straight post, B2, asshown in Fig. 4. The inner or upper end then rests against the lowerboard of the panel.

It will readily be seen that this fence is much cheaper than even themost ordinary board fence. It is also much more durable, as no parts ofthe panels are in or on the ground. It can-be made stationary orportable, when so desired. It is easily and cheaply put up and takendown, as occasion may require.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with two fence-panels, A

A, of the metal post B, hooks a a, pin I), and

braces C C, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we affix oursignatures in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY W. NICHOLS.

. RUE P. NICHOLS.

Witnesses:

GEORGE STEvENsoN, J AMES BAGLEY.

